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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      17,089</td>
<td class="r data">      12,728</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,713</td>
<td class="r data">       6,286</td>
<td class="r data">    81.5</td>
<td class="r data">       9,376</td>
<td class="r data">       6,442</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      20,382</td>
<td class="r data">      14,344</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
<td class="r data">       9,216</td>
<td class="r data">       7,212</td>
<td class="r data">    78.3</td>
<td class="r data">      11,166</td>
<td class="r data">       7,132</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      23,418</td>
<td class="r data">      15,333</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,748</td>
<td class="r data">       7,907</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
<td class="r data">      12,670</td>
<td class="r data">       7,426</td>
<td class="r data">    58.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      24,241</td>
<td class="r data">      14,971</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,084</td>
<td class="r data">       7,705</td>
<td class="r data">    69.5</td>
<td class="r data">      13,157</td>
<td class="r data">       7,266</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      24,394</td>
<td class="r data">      13,877</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,292</td>
<td class="r data">       7,347</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">      13,102</td>
<td class="r data">       6,530</td>
<td class="r data">    49.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      24,236</td>
<td class="r data">      12,875</td>
<td class="r data">    53.1</td>
<td class="r data">      11,639</td>
<td class="r data">       7,020</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">      12,597</td>
<td class="r data">       5,855</td>
<td class="r data">    46.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      22,403</td>
<td class="r data">      11,784</td>
<td class="r data">    52.6</td>
<td class="r data">      11,098</td>
<td class="r data">       6,642</td>
<td class="r data">    59.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,305</td>
<td class="r data">       5,142</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      16,129</td>
<td class="r data">       9,014</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">       8,386</td>
<td class="r data">       5,275</td>
<td class="r data">    62.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,743</td>
<td class="r data">       3,739</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       6,351</td>
<td class="r data">       3,454</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,431</td>
<td class="r data">       2,093</td>
<td class="r data">    61.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,920</td>
<td class="r data">       1,361</td>
<td class="r data">    46.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         647</td>
<td class="r data">         320</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
<td class="r data">         357</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">    56.0</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">    41.4</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      16,507</td>
<td class="r data">      12,310</td>
<td class="r data">    74.6</td>
<td class="r data">       7,448</td>
<td class="r data">       6,084</td>
<td class="r data">    81.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,059</td>
<td class="r data">       6,226</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      19,750</td>
<td class="r data">      13,911</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
<td class="r data">       8,939</td>
<td class="r data">       7,002</td>
<td class="r data">    78.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,811</td>
<td class="r data">       6,909</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      22,759</td>
<td class="r data">      14,897</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,494</td>
<td class="r data">       7,716</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
<td class="r data">      12,265</td>
<td class="r data">       7,181</td>
<td class="r data">    58.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      23,557</td>
<td class="r data">      14,549</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">      10,804</td>
<td class="r data">       7,512</td>
<td class="r data">    69.5</td>
<td class="r data">      12,753</td>
<td class="r data">       7,037</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      23,679</td>
<td class="r data">      13,470</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,000</td>
<td class="r data">       7,165</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">      12,679</td>
<td class="r data">       6,305</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      23,559</td>
<td class="r data">      12,509</td>
<td class="r data">    53.1</td>
<td class="r data">      11,365</td>
<td class="r data">       6,848</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">      12,194</td>
<td class="r data">       5,661</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      21,766</td>
<td class="r data">      11,466</td>
<td class="r data">    52.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,829</td>
<td class="r data">       6,480</td>
<td class="r data">    59.8</td>
<td class="r data">      10,937</td>
<td class="r data">       4,986</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      15,726</td>
<td class="r data">       8,785</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">       8,219</td>
<td class="r data">       5,165</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,507</td>
<td class="r data">       3,620</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       6,177</td>
<td class="r data">       3,342</td>
<td class="r data">    54.1</td>
<td class="r data">       3,332</td>
<td class="r data">       2,024</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,845</td>
<td class="r data">       1,318</td>
<td class="r data">    46.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         615</td>
<td class="r data">         294</td>
<td class="r data">    47.8</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
<td class="r data">         284</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         555</td>
<td class="r data">         405</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">         190</td>
<td class="r data">    77.9</td>
<td class="r data">         311</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         602</td>
<td class="r data">         420</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">         202</td>
<td class="r data">    76.8</td>
<td class="r data">         339</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         636</td>
<td class="r data">         429</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">         394</td>
<td class="r data">         243</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         649</td>
<td class="r data">         405</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
<td class="r data">         257</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
<td class="r data">         392</td>
<td class="r data">         224</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         679</td>
<td class="r data">         395</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">         175</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         646</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">         166</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">         387</td>
<td class="r data">         193</td>
<td class="r data">    49.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         605</td>
<td class="r data">         307</td>
<td class="r data">    50.7</td>
<td class="r data">         251</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">         354</td>
<td class="r data">         152</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         389</td>
<td class="r data">         228</td>
<td class="r data">    58.6</td>
<td class="r data">         162</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         172</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">    64.0</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    48.1</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    43.3</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    30.4</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    48.6</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    52.2</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    22.6</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    38.9</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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